| Co-ordinates |
Country, territory or sea |
Notes |
| 8°0′S 0°0′E / 8°S 0°E / -8; 0 (Prime Meridian) |
Atlantic Ocean |
|
| 8°0′S 13°11′E / 8°S 13.183°E / -8; 13.183 (Angola) |
 Angola |
|
| 8°0′S 17°29′E / 8°S 17.483°E / -8; 17.483 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
| 8°0′S 18°10′E / 8°S 18.167°E / -8; 18.167 (Angola) |
Angola |
|
| 8°0′S 18°18′E / 8°S 18.3°E / -8; 18.3 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
| 8°0′S 18°23′E / 8°S 18.383°E / -8; 18.383 (Democratic Republic of the Congo / Angola border) |
Democratic Republic of the Congo / Angola border |
|
| 8°0′S 18°31′E / 8°S 18.517°E / -8; 18.517 (Angola) |
Angola |
|
| 8°0′S 18°48′E / 8°S 18.8°E / -8; 18.8 (Democratic Republic of the Congo / Angola border) |
Democratic Republic of the Congo / Angola border |
|
| 8°0′S 19°22′E / 8°S 19.367°E / -8; 19.367 (Angola) |
Angola |
|
| 8°0′S 21°46′E / 8°S 21.767°E / -8; 21.767 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
| 8°0′S 30°27′E / 8°S 30.45°E / -8; 30.45 (Lake Tanganyika) |
Lake Tanganyika |
|
| 8°0′S 30°53′E / 8°S 30.883°E / -8; 30.883 (Tanzania) |
 Tanzania |
|
| 8°0′S 39°27′E / 8°S 39.45°E / -8; 39.45 (Indian Ocean) |
Indian Ocean |
Passing just south of the island of Mafia, Tanzania |
| 8°0′S 39°45′E / 8°S 39.75°E / -8; 39.75 (Tanzania) |
Tanzania |
Island of Chole |
| 8°0′S 39°48′E / 8°S 39.8°E / -8; 39.8 (Indian Ocean) |
Indian Ocean |
|
| 8°0′S 110°15′E / 8°S 110.25°E / -8; 110.25 (Indonesia) |
 Indonesia |
Island of Java |
| 8°0′S 114°25′E / 8°S 114.417°E / -8; 114.417 (Bali Sea) |
Bali Sea |
Passing just north of the island of Bali, Indonesia |
| 8°0′S 117°9′E / 8°S 117.15°E / -8; 117.15 (Flores Sea) |
Flores Sea |
Passing just north of the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia |
| 8°0′S 122°47′E / 8°S 122.783°E / -8; 122.783 (Banda Sea) |
Banda Sea |
Passing just north of the island of Flores, Indonesia
Passing just north of the island of Alor, Indonesia |
| 8°0′S 125°43′E / 8°S 125.717°E / -8; 125.717 (Indonesia) |
Indonesia |
Islands of Liran and Wetar |
| 8°0′S 125°48′E / 8°S 125.8°E / -8; 125.8 (Wetar Strait) |
Wetar Strait |
Passing just north of the island of Kisar, Indonesia |
| 8°0′S 129°39′E / 8°S 129.65°E / -8; 129.65 (Indonesia) |
Indonesia |
Island of Babar |
| 8°0′S 129°48′E / 8°S 129.8°E / -8; 129.8 (Timor Sea) |
Timor Sea |
|
| 8°0′S 131°12′E / 8°S 131.2°E / -8; 131.2 (Indonesia) |
Indonesia |
Island of Yamdena |
| 8°0′S 131°19′E / 8°S 131.317°E / -8; 131.317 (Arafura Sea) |
Arafura Sea |
|
| 8°0′S 137°50′E / 8°S 137.833°E / -8; 137.833 (Indonesia) |
Indonesia |
Islands of Yos Sudarso and New Guinea |
| 8°0′S 141°1′E / 8°S 141.017°E / -8; 141.017 (Papua New Guinea) |
 Papua New Guinea |
Island of New Guinea |
| 8°0′S 143°55′E / 8°S 143.917°E / -8; 143.917 (Gulf of Papua) |
Gulf of Papua |
|
| 8°0′S 145°48′E / 8°S 145.8°E / -8; 145.8 (Papua New Guinea) |
Papua New Guinea |
Island of New Guinea |
| 8°0′S 147°57′E / 8°S 147.95°E / -8; 147.95 (Solomon Sea) |
Solomon Sea |
|
| 8°0′S 156°31′E / 8°S 156.517°E / -8; 156.517 (Solomon Islands) |
 Solomon Islands |
Island of Ranongga |
| 8°0′S 156°35′E / 8°S 156.583°E / -8; 156.583 (Solomon Sea) |
Solomon Sea |
|
| 8°0′S 156°56′E / 8°S 156.933°E / -8; 156.933 (Solomon Islands) |
Solomon Islands |
Island of Kolombangara |
| 8°0′S 157°11′E / 8°S 157.183°E / -8; 157.183 (Kula Gulf) |
Kula Gulf |
|
| 8°0′S 157°23′E / 8°S 157.383°E / -8; 157.383 (Solomon Islands) |
Solomon Islands |
Island of New Georgia |
| 8°0′S 157°33′E / 8°S 157.55°E / -8; 157.55 (New Georgia Sound) |
New Georgia Sound |
|
| 8°0′S 158°53′E / 8°S 158.883°E / -8; 158.883 (Solomon Islands) |
Solomon Islands |
Santa Isabel Island |
| 8°0′S 159°24′E / 8°S 159.4°E / -8; 159.4 (Pacific Ocean) |
Pacific Ocean |
Passing just south of the island of Dai, Solomon Islands |
| 8°0′S 178°20′E / 8°S 178.333°E / -8; 178.333 (Tuvalu) |
 Tuvalu |
Nukufetau atoll |
| 8°0′S 178°24′E / 8°S 178.4°E / -8; 178.4 (Pacific Ocean) |
Pacific Ocean |
The parallel defines the northern maritime boundary of the  Cook Islands from the 167th meridian west to the 156th meridian west |
| 8°0′S 140°43′W / 8°S 140.717°W / -8; -140.717 (French Polynesia) |
 French Polynesia |
Island of Eiao |
| 8°0′S 140°40′W / 8°S 140.667°W / -8; -140.667 (Pacific Ocean) |
Pacific Ocean |
|
| 8°0′S 79°13′W / 8°S 79.217°W / -8; -79.217 (Peru) |
 Peru |
|
| 8°0′S 73°40′W / 8°S 73.667°W / -8; -73.667 (Brazil) |
 Brazil |
Acre
Amazonas
Rondônia
Amazonas
Mato Grosso
Pará
Tocantins
Maranhão - for about 11km
Tocantins
Maranhão
Piauí
Pernambuco
Paraíba
Pernambuco |
| 8°0′S 34°50′W / 8°S 34.833°W / -8; -34.833 (Atlantic Ocean) |
Atlantic Ocean |
Passing just to the south of Ascension Island,  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha |
